Thats my point though.. Carl is not a promoter and is not as qualified as the people who have been throwing parties here for years. I'm sure PMC has thrown large, successful events but I thought that this particular event (DEMF) is supposed to be a reflection of what is at the core of dance music in Detroit and I KNOW that PMC knows absolutely nothing about that. World party (a large party that was held at Cobo Arena in '93 or '94 for those who don't know) was a bomb and illustrates that corporate entities can not cater to the tastes of people they do not understand (or have a just have a rudimentary understanding of). The new board is definitely a step in the right direction but IMHO if the festival is to be to its full potential it should be a joint effort by everyone who has worked for and made Detroit what it is today. PMC obviously understands this by choosing people entrenched in the Detroit dance culture but the scene here always went beyond the DJ's and producers. I have no doubt that if PMC was going to run the show on their own they would simply look up the "Top DJs" list in Spin magazine and book accordingly, and I am sure this is not what we want. My hope is that this years festival will give people a real understanding of what this city means to us and not just the glimpses they get by seeing Detroit DJ's or in the press. This is my interpretation of what Carl wanted to do in the first place and why the first year was such a success.
-raph -----Original Message----- From: glyph1001 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 1:03 PM Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: [313] Re: DEMF 2002: The Sexy Adventures of Carol Marvin313 I'll even say further that Pop Culture themselves has experience in organizing (or have been involved in) huge events and festivals in the past (i.e. as far as I know, the 'World Party' and the Jazz Festival) so that's the 'promoter' component there. As if Carl had previous experience in putting together a huge festival on his own. To be quite frank, it seems to me alot of 'buddies' were picked to play the last two years. Flame, flame, --G. (Truth Be Told) wrote: > Why would it be necessary to have promoters? Don't they bring in their > favorites anyway or do they bring in big names for a big payday? If > you look > at the first statement if the Free Press article: "A seven-member board of > longtime Detroit techno musicians will choose the artist lineup..." the > panel is there only to choose the talent they don't need to know how it > works (festival producer/promoter = Pop Culture Media). I would think that > traveling and developing relationships with other DJs/artists, they > are more > then qualified to choose a lineup. The fact there are 7 shows there > will be > checks and balances where someone couldn't just bring in their buddies > (perhaps as before). Plus, most of them have been around almost 20 > years and > know who was there from the start. > I'm hopeful too that they'll produce a good lineup and keep the spirit > alive. > > Truth > > I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it for myself... > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
